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When you hear the Nicki Minaj hit 'Super Bass,' what's the first thing you think? Needs more Jesus and chastity references, right? Well, some plucky Christian college students took it upon themselves to give you exactly what you prayed for. Presenting "Super Grace," brought to you by PTL (Praise the Lord!) Productions. More »
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In May 2011, the world came to know Courtney Stodden, the 16-year-old who married 51-year-old former Lost actor Doug Hutchison, and we collectively wondered: why? By July, the two were shopping a reality TV series and Courtney had begun redefining Twitter histrionics with veritable word casseroles sticky with awkward adjectives teenagers think are sexy, and we collectively wondered: why not? It would only be fitting for her voice, the voice of an annum now lost to time, to summarize the most recently amassed year of collective human experience. More »
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I'll say it again: Tom Hanks is a national treasure. Here's a clip from his appearance on the Late Show, in which he pokes fun at his habit of making historical mini-series on HBO by announcing his latest pet project: an 11-part series on the creation of the Pop Tart. He plays Bert Loomis, without whom we may have never had Preston Meyers developing a crush on Jennifer Love Hewitt in Can't Hardly Wait. More »
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Merry Christmas to all of those New Englanders who love to poke fun of Boston stereotypes: The Real Housewives of South Boston are back. In this installment, the women participate in a Yankee Swap, but being from Boston, they call it a Stanky Swap. With one of the gals in jail and the rest in prime form, it's a holiday gathering to remember! More »
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From the genius mind of Alex Blagg comes a spoof of the Ryan Gosling flick Drive. Enter Drive-Thru, the story of a man who makes drive-thru deliveries for people, no questions asked. "You give me a time and a place. I give you a five-minute window. Anything you want, I'll order it and get it to you in five minutes. But I dont go inside the restaurant, I don't carry out. I just drive-thru." Nothing like a fried-food-filled parody of Ryan Gosling's words to make a girl drool! More »
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Finally, those annoying KY commercials get a good mocking — and it's as absurd as it sounds. More »
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What do you get when you cross the The Social Network with the story of Groupon's downfall? Apparently, this. All joking aside, we know how addicting couponing can be. This sordid tale of selling ones soul all for the sake of a discount is both comical and a harrowing cautionary tale. (Note to self: start filtering daily Groupon emails to spam.) More »
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This video by all-girl comedy troupe The Get Go does its best to disprove the "sexy fantasies" and food fights that seem to only exist in the imaginations of stereotypical men in movies. Then again, such food-related accidents like potato salad on the tummy, salsa on the crotch, baked beans in the hair, and a case of hummus butt happen all of the time — maybe just not in succession, with five different girls, in broad daylight. Whatever these girls are selling, I'm buying. More »
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Why pay your own when you can find a fancypants boyfriend — or, better, husband! — to do it for you? It's easy! Here's how to score yourself a human wallet. More »
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As someone who grew up in New England and spent good amount of time in Boston, I can attest to the fact that some of the stereotypes ring a little too true. Though I must point out that not everyone is cousins with Marky Mark, the Real Housewives Of South Boston are quite possible the best housewives — even though it feels a little familiar (SNL's Sully and Denise, anyone?). More »
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Teen bride Courtney Stodden shocked America when she sauntered into the news after marrying former Lost actor Doug Hutchison, and it's been impossible for us to tear our eyes away from her since. Hutchison, at 51, is 35 years her senior, but their age difference is the least of what's compelling about this pair. There are the interview histrionics: Courtney spends every interview alternately licking her lips and staring at Doug's mouth, laughing at inappropriate moments, and generally acting totally tweaked out while Doug, in Sincerity Mode, insists that their love is real. There's Courtney's "80's-porn-star-trying-to-make-a-comeback-in-the-90's" sartorial choices, the reality show rumors. But the most compelling and important product of this holy union is, by far, Courtney's completely bonkers Twitter account, which reads like a sexual mad lib written by a troubled fifth grader combined with a spambot combined with a Craigslist ad for erotic massage as composed by someone working from an outdated ESL dictionary. She mostly writes about being naked and licking things or touching herself, and it always seems implied that she's on the brink of orgasm, unless she's tweeting a scripture verse that demands the reader let the Lord direct all your paths. It's simultaneously hilarious and heartbreaking and confusing. One must laugh so one does not cry. More »
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Occupy Wall Street not getting enough media attention for your liking? Why not jazz it up and make it kid-friendly by adding our favorite characters from Sesame Street in the mix? (And no, their newest addition, Lily, did not make the list.) Tauntr has created a of fictional photo set of Grover being handcuffed, Bert being detained, and Oscar The Grouch sleeping in the movement's tent city. We love it when muppets fight the power. More »
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Done in the same vein as Honey Badger don't care, "Bonjour, Girl!" is just a scene from Disney's Beauty & The Beast with a sassy voiceover — and yet it is so much more than that. Just watch. More »
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Funny or Die has issued an urgent plea for help coping with the worst problem facing our nation: The Netflix price hike. For just dollars a month you can help an American forced to choose between DVDs and streaming video ... like me. Donate now and you'll receive my picture along with my harrowing account of being forced to take DVDs out of the library. More »
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Ourselves, we've always preferred the more Orthodox "vadge," but in the spirit of female solidarity, we support this new web series' right to choose whatever spelling they find most personally fulfilling. More »
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Sure, the question "Is Shia LaBeouf An Immortal, Shape-Shifting Clone," sounds crazy at first, but after considering The Beef's resemblance to young Albert Einstein and the mysterious disappearance of Ben Savage, you must admit it's possible. More »
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As the internet becomes increasingly aware of gay-bashing, pandagator-hating website ChristWire.org, one issue keeps arising: Is this stuff for real? More »
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Each week, Mad Men's promos have grown increasing inscrutable. Now in new parody videos, characters from shows like Arrested Development and The Office spew meaningless phrases like "Oh, it's you," and "Really?" as overly-dramatic music swells in the background. More »
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Forget those "Single Ladies" baby videos. We'd rather hear more girls singing, "You should've got an A on it" - like students from Milwaukee's HOPE Christian Schools - than extolling the virtues of putting a "ring on it." [HopeSchools] More »
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Feeling left out of Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind," comedian Billy Eichner and Rachel Dratch created this spoof. They reminisce: "Kids at Stuyvesant/Were nerdy and zitty/They make the kids on Glee/Look like the cast of New Jack City." [The Wrap] More »
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Comedian/actor Nick Kroll made a Jersey Shore audition tape as his Funny or Die alter-ego Bobby Bottleservice, whose motto is "Vokka, Jesus, and revenge." He portrays the men of the show quite accurately! More »
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The news that David Mamet will be helming the new Anne Frank movie has baffled and intrigued cinephiles across the land. Now, True/Slant presents us with the first, leaked pages of the odd coupling! [True/Slant] More »
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11:43pm, June 2. Columbia Broadcasting System. More »
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Have you ever wondered about the proper thing to say after you've been deflowered during a trans-Pacific flight? Just follow the late, great Edward Gorey's advice for "girls over the threshold to womanhood." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5126591&view=rss&microfeed=true In the can't-be-real clip above, Mr. Rogers puts in the wrong videotape and introduces kids to the people they'll really meet in their neighborhood. More »
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Elizabeth Bishop. Laurence Ferlinghetti. Sarah Palin? Yup, there's a movement afoot to make the hottest gov from the coldest state...poet laureate. Argues Julian Gough, "A great poet needs to leave open the door between the conscious and unconscious; Sarah Palin has removed her door from its hinges. A great poet does not self-censor; Sarah Palin seems authentically innocent of what she is saying. She could be the most natural, visionary poet since William Blake." Here's a Palin haiku, courtesy of Slate: These corporations / Today it was AIG/ Important call, there. Click for the full, ahem, oeuvre. [New Yorker via Prospect, Slate] More »
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